A High Quality RareAlopias grandis sharktooth, an extinct GiantThresher shark, from the Meherrin River copper red site in No. Carolina. An excellent tooth with copper-red colors. Very good preservation and condition. This tooth is middle Miocene age, Hertford Co., NC. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.A rare collectors' tooth. Try finding one of these teeth! I have seen less than six in 30 years.
Alopias grandis is one of the three Giant Thresher sharks that appeared and went extinct in the Miocene. These Giant Thresher sharks include –
Alopias grandis - Giant Thresher with non-serrate teeth
Trigonotodus alteri - Giant Thresher with non-serrate teeth which have side cusps
Alopias palatasi - Giant Thresher with serrated teeth
Alopias palatasi teeth finds are generally believed to be limited to Maryland, Virginia, No. Carolina, and So. Carolina. Supposedly, there is also a Sharktooth Hill example or two.
These were large sharks and believed to be the size of a Great White shark.
A rare species. Try finding one in any color; let alone in the copper red color. The Giant Thresher teeth are rare from the Miocene to find! An incredibly challenging tooth to find at this site. A veryrare offering for the rare shark tooth collectors!
